Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Aurora

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 56.20% where the last year rate was 59%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 73.40% for full-time students and 3.30% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 56.20% where the current academic year rate is 59%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Aurora University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	58%	51%	62%
2014-15	58%	54%	60%
2015-16	56%	50%	59%
2016-17	58%	52%	63%
2017-18	53%	46%	59%
2018-19	54%	48%	59%
2019-20	54%	44%	61%
2020-21	57%	48%	65%
2021-22	55%	42%	64%
2022-23	59%	54%	63%
Average	56.20%	48.90%	61.50%

Aurora University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 73.40% for full-time students and 3.30% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Aurora from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	73%	-
2014-15	71%	-
2015-16	71%	-
2016-17	69%	-
2017-18	73%	-
2018-19	75%	-
2019-20	73%	-
2020-21	78%	33%
2021-22	78%	-
2022-23	73%	-
Average	73.40%	3.30%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 17.90 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 18 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Aurora University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	15:1
2014-15	16:1
2015-16	17:1
2016-17	17:1
2017-18	18:1
2018-19	19:1
2019-20	19:1
2020-21	20:1
2021-22	20:1
2022-23	18:1
Average	17.90:1

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